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Mayor of Turkish opposition stronghold Izmir defects to Erdoğan’s party
The Guardian UK
October 7, 2026
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<p>Cemil Tugay joins ruling AKP after vowing he would never switch sides in coup for Turkish president</p><p>The mayor of Izmir, Turkey’s third city and an opposition stronghold, has defected to the ruling AKP in a move hailed by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Turkish president.</p&g
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